Chapter 1784: Entering the City

After Han Li withdrew his gaze, he stepped lightly with one foot, and the flying carriage immediately descended slowly.

Given the huge size of the cyan flying carriage, the group of Azure Underworld Guards below had naturally discovered their tracks, and immediately, streaks of spiritual sense swept over.

Han Li flicked his sleeve, and with a flash of cyan light, the flying carriage suddenly vanished.

The five of them moved their bodies and landed near the teleportation array one after another.

"Eh, Captain!" An exclamation suddenly came from the mouth of an Azure Underworld Guard.

Han Li was slightly startled upon hearing this, and after sweeping his gaze, he discovered a green-eyed man among these Azure Underworld Guards whose appearance was unusually familiar.

The man was none other than "Zhuo Chong," one of the ten Black Guards he had led in Heaven Abyss City back then.

At this moment, he had advanced from the late Nascent Soul stage to the early Spirit Transformation stage, and was looking at Han Li with a face full of surprise.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Zhuo! Congratulations on also becoming an Azure Underworld Guard," Han Li said slowly with a smile on his face.

"It really is Captain! Eh, Captain, could it be that you have advanced to the Void Refinement realm!" Zhuo Chong was overjoyed at first upon seeing it was truly Han Li, but then asked in surprise.

He swept his spiritual sense over, but was unable to see through Han Li's cultivation depth, so he naturally assumed this to be the case.

"I wandered outside for a while in these years and did indeed enter the Void Refinement realm. I didn't expect to meet Fellow Daoist Zhuo before entering the city. Are the other fellow Daoists from the team back then doing well?" Han Li asked with a smile.

"How should I put it? Not long after Captain left, the alien races came to attack Heaven Abyss City. More than half of them fell in that battle. Of the remaining few, some chose to leave Heaven Abyss City. Now, only I and Fairy Xu remain in Heaven Abyss City," Zhuo Chong said.

"Fairy Xu is still in the city?" Han Li's eyes flashed with a strange light upon hearing this.

This woman was a descendant of Fairy Ice Soul and was the clue to the matter entrusted to him by the young man surnamed Weng of the Heaven Cloud race, so he naturally became very concerned.

"Fairy Xu has also advanced to the Spirit Transformation realm, and even advanced to the mid-stage. She is now leading a team of Black Guards. By the way, Fairy Xu has mentioned Captain many times. She always says that if it weren't for Captain's guidance back then, she wouldn't have her current cultivation," Zhuo Chong chuckled.

It seemed he thought Han Li and this woman had some unknown relationship.

"Hehe, I only did it casually back then; it can hardly be called guidance. Fairy Xu being able to achieve what she has now is naturally due to her own superior talent," Han Li shook his head and said indifferently.

Zhuo Chong chuckled and did not interject.

As for the four scholars, upon seeing that Han Li actually recognized Zhuo Chong, this Azure Underworld Guard, the last trace of worry in their hearts was relieved.

It seemed that the words he had said earlier about hailing from Heaven Abyss City were true in every word. They did not need to worry that the other party was an alien race in disguise, trying to approach them to sneak into Heaven Abyss City.

Such things had been common in the past.

The scholar's eyes rolled slightly, and he cupped his fists toward Zhuo Chong:

"So Senior Han and Brother Zhuo know each other, this is truly great. We were also saved by Senior Han's intervention, which is why we were able to return here this time."

"How so, did the four fellow Daoists encounter danger?" Zhuo Chong was somewhat surprised.

"More than danger, the four of us almost lost our lives to a Void Refinement-stage Stone Origin Turtle," the scholar said with a bitter smile.

"Hehe, our Captain was able to kill a Void Refinement-stage alien race with Spirit Transformation-stage cultivation back then. Now that he has killed a mere Stone Origin Turtle, it is even less of a problem," Zhuo Chong chuckled.

Hearing Zhuo Chong say this, the scholars nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"I will chat with Fellow Daoist Zhuo again if there is an opportunity. I still have some important matters to attend to, so I will enter the city first," Han Li said with a half-smile.

"Yes, yes, it was my negligence. Captain must have come from a very far place to arrive here, so you must be very tired," Zhuo Chong realized this, and hurriedly moved his body to the side, making way for the teleportation array behind him.

Han Li nodded slightly to Zhuo Chong and entered without being polite.

With a flash of light, he was suddenly teleported away.

The scholars naturally followed, and also disappeared in the humming of the array.

Zhuo Chong looked at the empty array with a melancholy expression.

"Brother Zhuo, do you really know this Senior Han?"

"Is he really your captain from back then? Can he kill a Void Refinement-stage existence with Spirit Transformation cultivation?"

"Why couldn't we see through his cultivation realm! Could it be that he practiced some special divine ability?"

The other Azure Underworld Guards who had been silent on the side could not help but speak up at this time.

"Of course it's true. This Captain Han had a reputation that was absolutely not small among the Azure Underworld Guards back then. His divine abilities were such that even ordinary Heaven Guards were not necessarily his match. I benefited a lot under his command back then; otherwise, I might not have successfully advanced to Spirit Transformation. Not having seen him for such a long time, he has indeed advanced to the Void Refinement realm, and now his divine abilities are naturally even more unfathomable. It is not strange at all that you cannot see through his magic power cultivation," Zhuo Chong replied, while secretly guessing Han Li's whereabouts over these years.

But he naturally would never have expected that the reason Han Li had disappeared from Heaven Abyss City for so many years was that he had been wandering outside until now, and had even traveled to another continent.

At the same time, Han Li appeared in an ordinary-looking hall with a flash of spiritual light, walked slowly out of the teleportation array, and looked around a few times.

The scholars also teleported out a moment later.

"We have arrived at Heaven Abyss City, so it is time for me to part ways with you fellow Daoists," Han Li turned and said to the four.

"Many thanks to Senior for your great kindness to the four of us. We are currently staying at the Spring Sleep Pavilion. If Senior has any instructions, we will never refuse," the scholar bowed deeply and said with extreme sincerity.

If it weren't for Han Li, they would certainly not have been able to escape death this time. These words were truly from the bottom of his heart.

"Spring Sleep Pavilion! I understand. Perhaps there will truly be a place where I need to trouble you fellow Daoists in the future," Han Li looked deeply at the scholar, nodded, and then flicked his large sleeve, walking toward the hall door on his own.

After the scholar was slightly startled, he and the other three also made a gesture of respectful farewell.

Walking out of the hall, outside was a giant hall a hundred zhang in radius. Some people were entering and exiting from several other halls around the giant hall, but the number of people did not seem to be very large.

However, at the exit of the giant hall, there were still two rows of Azure Underworld Guards holding "Alien Spirit Plates," carefully checking every cultivator entering and exiting.

And behind these Azure Underworld Guards, there was a Heaven Guard in golden armor, arms crossed, coldly watching everyone in the giant hall.

"Mid-stage Void Refinement!" Han Li saw the Heaven Guard's cultivation at a glance, and after a moment of thought, he walked over without hesitation.

The Azure Underworld Guards at the teleportation array outside the city were only responsible for guarding the teleportation array from being destroyed by alien races and some beasts. The guards here were the ones truly responsible for verifying the identities of those entering and exiting.

Heaven Abyss City originally issued temporary passage tokens to everyone entering the wild world. Han Li had not returned to Heaven Abyss City for so many years, so naturally, he did not have this item, which was somewhat troublesome.

There were not many people in the giant hall to begin with, and Han Li was the only Void Refinement existence.

The Heaven Guard's gaze immediately flashed and looked over.

Han Li's expression did not change in the slightest, but the aura he had restrained with secret techniques was no longer hidden.

The thin and withered Heaven Guard's expression changed, and his eyes revealed a look of surprise.

"I am Yu Lingzi. Fellow Daoist's cultivation is astonishing. May I ask your name and where you are from?" This Heaven Guard waited until Han Li walked to the front, then his body flickered, appearing like a ghost in front of the other Azure Underworld Guards, and asked politely with cupped fists.

"I am Han Li! As for where I am from, hehe, more than three hundred years ago, I was a member of the Heaven Abyss Guards!" Han Li said with a twitch of his lips.

"Heaven Abyss Guard! Fellow Daoist, are you joking? I, Yang, have served as a Heaven Guard in this city for hundreds of years. There is not a single Heaven Guard I do not know. When have I ever seen you?" This Heaven Guard was stunned at first, then his expression sank.

Hearing this, Han Li just chuckled, suddenly raised his hand, and a ball of cyan light flew over.

The thin Heaven Guard's pupils shrank, and after grabbing the air with one hand, he took the cyan light ball into his hand.

It was a cyan jade pendant.

One side of the jade pendant was engraved with some Silver Tadpole Scripts, and the other side was engraved with several pale golden characters such as "Bing 56."

It was Han Li's Azure Underworld Guard token from back then!

"Azure Underworld Guard?" This Heaven Guard was somewhat incredulous.

"That's right. Does Fellow Daoist feel there is anything wrong?" Han Li said indifferently.

"There is nothing wrong. However, I need to verify the token first," the Heaven Guard surnamed Yang laughed dryly and replied cautiously.

"No problem, Fellow Daoist, please feel free," Han Li replied calmly.

The thin Heaven Guard nodded, and after pinching with both hands, the jade pendant immediately flashed with faint cyan light.

"Correct, it is indeed an Azure Underworld Guard token. However, your Azure Underworld Guard number was canceled more than a hundred years ago. Fellow Daoist is already a free person," the thin Heaven Guard said with a strange expression after the spiritual light in his hand faded.

"I completed a life-or-death mission back then. When the mission was completed, I was considered a free person," Han Li did not find it strange and replied calmly.

"Life-or-death mission. Three hundred years ago?" The thin Heaven Guard's eyes lit up, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and he became somewhat surprised.

"It seems Fellow Daoist also remembers the events of back then!" Han Li chuckled.

"So Fellow Daoist was one of those who executed those missions back then. Truly disrespectful. Fellow Daoist has no problems and can leave. However, I must take back this Azure Underworld Guard token," this Heaven Guard surnamed Yang said with some respect, cupping his fists.

"This is as it should be. I also had no other proof of identity because I hadn't returned to the city for many years, so I could only take this out," Han Li said lightly.

The thin Heaven Guard nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the Azure Underworld Guards immediately cleared the passage.

Han Li did not stand on ceremony, raised his escape light, and flew out of the giant hall as a cyan rainbow.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1785 =====